City Of Las Vegas Ranks 2,171th Out Of 3,019 Cities In Bicycle Networks, According to People for Bikes Report
By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer
LAS VEGAS, Nevada — The city of Las Vegas’ bicycle network ranked a dismal 2,171th out of 3,019 cities — a ranking that places Las Vegas at a concerning 28th percentile, according to the annual People for Bikes city ratings report that was just released.
People for Bikes, a national bicycle advocacy organization in Colorado, analyzes bicycle networks in cities across the country. Las Vegas has suffered from a low People for Bike rankings for years. In 2025, Las Vegas ranked 2,073rd out of 2,901 cities — or a 29 percentile rating.
Take look at the 2026 report for Las Vegas here.
Las Vegas has paid for road safety and bicycle infrastructure reports in the past like giving $800,000 to Henderson engineering company, Atkins Realis, for a road safety study. It started Dec. 2024. It’s unclear what these reports end up accomplishing in the city. The local RTC transportation agency also spent another estimated $4 million on road safety reports from Atkins Realis and Kimley-Horn and bicyclists are wondering what have those reports resulted in?
The city of Las Vegas includes bicycle lanes and trails in the Summerlin area, one of the more affluent areas of the Las Vegas valley. But the city lacks bicycle network resources in its core and along roads that lead to the job center areas like the Strip, which is in Clark County not Las Vegas.
Las Vegas’ bicycle network score was 24. The average network score for all cities was 36 in 2026. Here’s why Las Vegas ranked so low:
As you can see, Las Vegas does a poor job at building bicycle trails and bike lanes to jobs, core services and transit hubs. Las Vegas did score a 40, which is above average, for a bicycle network to major shopping centers.
Here’s a look at how Las Vegas compared to other cities like San Jose, Milwaukee and Portland, Oregon.
Las Vegas lacks political leadership when it comes to elected officials championing bicycle improvement projects. Even with the city providing a weak a bicycle network, residents still take their bikes on rides in downtown Las Vegas in organized rides every Monday and Wednesday nights.
The report also looked at “high stress” and “low stress” areas to ride a bicycle. Here’s a map:
We contacted the city of Las Vegas PR head, Meghin Delaney, about the Las Vegas bicycle network rankings and if we hear back we will include the city’s response.
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